Jimmy Anderson vs. Yu Darvish — Career Comparison

Jimmy Anderson
Gen XVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Yu Darvish
MillenialJapanThrows RightBats RightAsiaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Yu Darvish a clear advantage over Jimmy Anderson across the core pitching metrics. Yu Darvish led in strikeout rate (K%+ 126 vs 56), walk avoidance (BB%+ 120 vs 92), and run prevention (ERA+ 111 vs 84). Jimmy Anderson held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 137 vs 98). Yu Darvish was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Jimmy Anderson and Yu Darvish

Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.91
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.5
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
1.5
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.5
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.39
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.58
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.74
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.47
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.72
34.72
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.29
55.29
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.69
78.69
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
346
5.42
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
721
3.65
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.221
0.221
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1724
27
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5334
27
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
574.2
9
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1778
9
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
10.52
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1460
7.39
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.52
10.52
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.39
7.39
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.91
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
1.17
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
3.76
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
563
2.85
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.38
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
3.77
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2075
10.5
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.5
10.5
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.99
6.99
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.837
0.837
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.484
1.484
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.34
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.42
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.41
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.42
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2587
40.52
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7305
36.98
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
371
5.81
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
756
3.83
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.36
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.08
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.31
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.24
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.28
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
0.56
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.587
1.587
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.138
1.138
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2278
35.68
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6597
33.39
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.04
3.04
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.52
40.52
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.98
36.98

Fielding Stats for Jimmy Anderson and Yu Darvish

Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.91
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.5
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
1.5
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.5
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1724
27
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5334
27
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
574.2
9
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1778
9
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.38
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.57
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.85
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
0.69
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
2.3
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
1.29
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
2.22
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
1.26
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.6
96.6
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.64
97.64
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.164
1.164
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.835
0.835
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.69
78.69
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.07
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jimmy Anderson and Yu Darvish

Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
122
379.27
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
297
1080
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
193
600
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
165
600
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170
528.5
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
152
552.73
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
71.5
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
15
54.55
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
62.18
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
10
36.36
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
9.33
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.55
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.64
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
9.33
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.18
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.44
13.81
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
2.95
10.74
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
80.83
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
22
80
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
96.37
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
19
69.09
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
34.2
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
4
14.55
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
18.65
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
5
18.18
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
52.85
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
29.09
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.49
4.64
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.51
-16.4
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.64
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
24.87
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
3
10.91
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
136.79
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
83
301.82
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.39
4.39
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
1.99
1.99
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
46.63
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
29.09
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.64
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.11
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
4
14.55
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA